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Nestle called out for false health claims and deceptive marketing of its infant formula

March 11, 2018 -

Posted by Tracey Watson

(Natural News) The baby formula market is worth over $47 billion a year and is expected to increase by a further 50 percent in the next three years. Of the four biggest companies raking in most of these profits – Nestlé, Danone, Mead Johnson Nutrition and Abbott – Nestlé takes the lion’s share of the […]

in: Children's health, Current Events, Food, Home & Life, Parenting

How does a C-section birth affect the child? New research suggests children born this way gain more weight than those born naturally

October 27, 2017 -

Posted by Jhoanna Robinson

(Natural News) A study that was published online on Wednesday, October 11 in the journal Science Advances has shown that infants that were born via the Cesarean section are more prone to the risks of obesity as they grow older as compared with infants that were born vaginally. The study focuses on the microbiome, which […]

in: Nutrition, Science, Science & Tech

Breastfeeding shown to help premature babies grown healthy, strong hearts for life

November 4, 2016 -

Posted by Greg White

(Natural News) Breastfeeding is the best for premature babies in terms of improving their long-term heart structure and function, according to an Oxford University study. The hearts of babies born early tend to be smaller than full term babies. Dr. Adam Lewandowski and colleagues at the Oxford Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility discovered in a previous […]

in: Health